A Study on the Relationship between
the Subjects in Academic Advising and
the Students’ Characteristics for Understanding
the Advising Needs of First-Year Students
Bong-Hwan Han, Eunjou Yi, & Myungae Lee
University College, Yonsei University (KOREA)
Objectives
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 To investigate the subjects in academic advising for
first-year students
 To analyze the relationship between the subjects and
the students’ characteristics
 To understand the advising needs of first-year
students for their satisfaction on first-year experience
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Procedures
1. Data Collection
Data on academic advising for about 3,600 first-year students in Yonsei Uni
versity documented on a web site in 2003
2. Categorization of the Subjects in Academic Advising
Registration Guidance
Study Guidance
Major and Career Guidance
Campus Life
Financial Aid
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3. Selection of Students’ Characteristics
Division
Division
Admission
AdmissionType
Type
Sex
Sex
Liberal Art, Social Science, Natural Science,
Engineering, Human Ecology
Regular Admittance, Early Admittance- 1st Semester,
Early Admittance-2nd Semester, etc.
Male, Female
Enrollment
EnrollmentState
State
Enrolled, Leave of Absence/Expelled
Academic
AcademicMarks
Marks
Top, Mid, Low
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4. Analysis Methods for the Relationship between the Academic Advising
Subjects and Students’ Characteristics
To test if the mean of advising frequency in each of academic advising subject
is significantly different among the students’ characteristics groups, ANOVA
(Analysis of Variance) and T-test were used.
• ANOVA (Analysis of Variance)
Relationship between each advising subject and students’ characteristics
(Division, Admission Type, Academic Marks)
T-test
Relationship between each advising subject and students’ characteristics
(Sex, Enrollment State, Major Determination)
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Results
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1. Overall Trend
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2. by Division
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3. by Admission Type
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4. by Academic Marks
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5. by Sex
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6. by Enrollment State
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summary
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For all divisions' students, there were more needs of major and career guidanc
e, financial aid and campus life.
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The students of the liberal arts and human ecology divisions, the first- semester
early admitted and female students and top group students in academic marks recei
ved academic advisings more actively.
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The students of regular admittence needed advisings for major and career guida
nce more, but the need of major and career guidance for the second- semester admi
tted students whose majors were decided was relatively low.
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For the low group students in academic marks, the advisings of major and career
guidance were needed more.
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For the students of the leave of absence or expelled status, there were more need
s for the advsings of campus life.
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conclusion
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 Academic advising for first-year students needs to focus on
guiding them to explore their major and career, helping them adjust
to campus life and supporting them financially.
 Academic advising for first-year students should be specified
according to their characteristics to improve their satisfaction of
academic advising and their college life success.
 Future studies need to investigate first-year students’ perceptions
and needs for academic advising by interviewing and questioning
them more comprehensively.
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